SOCL 2001 - Exam 4 (Aggrey, LSU)
Test Questions and All Correct
Answers 2026.
1. The form of Christian belief dedicated to combating poverty and other forms of social
injustice is called
Select one:
a. religious justice
b. humanitarian relief
c. liberation theology
d. egalitarian ideology - Answer c. liberation theology
2. Why were marriages an important source of social stability in preindustrial societies?
Select one:
a. They insured that families would pay a dowry, thus contributing to the stability of both
families' social status.
b. They gave children legitimacy by preventing unwed parenting.
c. They could serve as a means of defense and prosperity for two kinship networks.
d. Divorce would undermine social stability. - Answer c. They could serve as a means of
defense and prosperity for two kinship networks.
3. In modern industrial societies, how is descent traced?
Select one:
a. patrilineally
b. bilaterally
c. unilineally
d. matrilineally - Answer b. bilaterally
4. Kinship is traced to over multiple generations through
Select one:
a. descent
, b. wealth
c. inheritance
d. extended networks - Answer a. descent
5. Muhammad and Alia are in their twenties. They share a household and an intimate sexual
relationship with one another. They feel that their arrangement works well, since they are able
to share the rent, the bills, and household responsibilities with one another. As economic
conditions worsen, they see more of their friends in this type of relationship as well. Also, both
of their parents are divorced, and Muhammad and Alia are both concerned that this could be a
path that they could follow. Muhammad and Alia's social relationship is best described as
Select one:
a. an extended family
b. cohabitation
c. a trial marriage
d. a conjugal family - Answer b. cohabitation
6. Around the world, what has been replacing extended family households?
Select one:
a. single-parent households
b. nuclear family households
c. cohabiting couple households
d. gay or lesbian households - Answer b. nuclear family households
7. Which of the following is NOT a function of families, according to functional sociologists?
Select one:
a. sexual regulation
b. social stability
c. emotional comfort
d. financial regulation - Answer d. financial regulation
8. The reallocation of property and wealth when someone dies is known as
Select one:
Test Questions and All Correct
Answers 2026.
1. The form of Christian belief dedicated to combating poverty and other forms of social
injustice is called
Select one:
a. religious justice
b. humanitarian relief
c. liberation theology
d. egalitarian ideology - Answer c. liberation theology
2. Why were marriages an important source of social stability in preindustrial societies?
Select one:
a. They insured that families would pay a dowry, thus contributing to the stability of both
families' social status.
b. They gave children legitimacy by preventing unwed parenting.
c. They could serve as a means of defense and prosperity for two kinship networks.
d. Divorce would undermine social stability. - Answer c. They could serve as a means of
defense and prosperity for two kinship networks.
3. In modern industrial societies, how is descent traced?
Select one:
a. patrilineally
b. bilaterally
c. unilineally
d. matrilineally - Answer b. bilaterally
4. Kinship is traced to over multiple generations through
Select one:
a. descent
, b. wealth
c. inheritance
d. extended networks - Answer a. descent
5. Muhammad and Alia are in their twenties. They share a household and an intimate sexual
relationship with one another. They feel that their arrangement works well, since they are able
to share the rent, the bills, and household responsibilities with one another. As economic
conditions worsen, they see more of their friends in this type of relationship as well. Also, both
of their parents are divorced, and Muhammad and Alia are both concerned that this could be a
path that they could follow. Muhammad and Alia's social relationship is best described as
Select one:
a. an extended family
b. cohabitation
c. a trial marriage
d. a conjugal family - Answer b. cohabitation
6. Around the world, what has been replacing extended family households?
Select one:
a. single-parent households
b. nuclear family households
c. cohabiting couple households
d. gay or lesbian households - Answer b. nuclear family households
7. Which of the following is NOT a function of families, according to functional sociologists?
Select one:
a. sexual regulation
b. social stability
c. emotional comfort
d. financial regulation - Answer d. financial regulation
8. The reallocation of property and wealth when someone dies is known as
Select one:
